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Mars Hill vs Eustis vs Chapman
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mars Hill has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Eustis has the most people working from home (12.5%).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Mars Hill | Eustis | Chapman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,398Highest |
453 |
388Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
59.1±14Highest 32% above ME |
45.7±11.4 about the ME average |
| Eustis and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±13.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
27.6%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chapman and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.6%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Eustis and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chapman and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,273±$9k 13% below ME |
$32,118±$11kLowest 57% below ME |
$93,125±$17kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$262,200±$51kHighest 12% below ME |
$185,700±$22k 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96Lowest 57% below ME |
$916±$547Highest 20% below ME |
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| Eustis and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843 39% below ME |
$1,542Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,850Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1 ME: 48.4% |
66%±37.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Eustis and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% ME: 10.7% |
23%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6% ME: 74.3% |
61.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 14% below ME |
12 minLowest 52% below ME |
23 minHighest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
12.5%±6.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Eustis and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | Eustis Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0 |
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.